Most of the modern products we see today strive to announce their arrival through bold colors and graphic patterns. Area bedding, however, bucks the trend. Everything about the collection appeals to our organic, serene modern side. Basic colors that are always in style — whites, blues, grays, tans — on fabrics that feel like a breath of fresh air against your skin.

(Via DesignPublic.Com)

   

These stylish piggy banks love living in the lap of luxury, so they are more than ready to help you build your own fortune– just use the slot at the top to start saving your money the old-fashioned way. Each one comes in a custom designed box that flaunts its unique personality. Constructed from non-phthalate plastic so they are completely non-toxic.

(Via Elsewares.Com)

   

I read to my kids every night. It’s what I do. It is my best quality-time I have with them during the week. And they seem to enjoy the predictability of it. Right now I am introducing them to the good ‘ole classics. I mean come on, a little french girl with an appendicitis, a monkey on ether and a bear with esteem issues - good stuff.

Nothing says, “nighty-night” more than that. Nothing against the new schtuff. I read them that, too. Here’s a few classics that are in heavy rotation this week:

These are solid standards. As opposed to some that seem to have outdated themes, character-types or are just a bit boring. Sorry to say, but a great example of this (for me) is the complete set of Beatrix Potter, because I’m a big fan of The Squirrel Nutkin and The Tailor of Gloucester, but beyond that I was bored with these stories. Sorry, Tom Kitten your just not sassy enough for us.

Here are some more current titles that I enjoy reading to them:

   

If you have a creative kid actively enrolled in high school or college right now, listen up. The Gallery Collection is holding a greeting cards scholarship competition right now; the best greeting card design will win you a scholarship for $10,000! Considering the cost of secondary education this is a fantastic opportunity. The competition is open to those kids who are age 14 and up and have been actively enrolled during the latter half of 2007.

The company is primarily known for making Corporate Christmas cards - you know the kind that is sent to you from your Dentist, or Real Estate Broker.

(Via GalleryCollection.Com)

   

ZoyaB “Princess” Collection was designed in a classical Swedish style with antique brass knobs, the pieces featured in this room have been complemented with starfish and seahorse nickel knobs for a playful twist on classic elegance. In addition, the earthy and feminine needlepoint rug, a Stark Carpet exclusive, grounds the room while giving the illusion of walking on the beach in search of shells. The warm tones and saturated colors bring a sense of sophistication while keeping the space playful for our young occupant.” ~ Bograd Kids

You know something fun, something casual-chic for the kid’s room.

Price tag for ZoyaB Princes Collection (Room) - $46,245, the look on Mom’s face when Baby Girl spills grape juice in there - priceless.

(Via BoGrad Kids)

   

The Long Halloween is heavily influenced by film noir and films such as The Godfather and was the inspiration of the 2005 release, Batman Begins. The series continues the story of Carmine Falcone introduced in Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One. Set early in Batman’s career a few months after the events of Year One, the story revolves around the gradual transition of Batman’s rogues’ gallery from simple mob goons to full-fledged supervillains.

It is also the origin of Two-Face, adding along to the story in Batman: Annual 14. It follows the events in a few months following Year One and examines an entire year of Batman’s career as a crime fighter, so it could be considered a “Year One”/”Year Two”, in some form. This story has been accepted into continuity after Zero Hour erased the events of Batman: Year Two from the canon. The plot follows Batman’s struggle to find a mysterious killer, while Harvey Dent’s and Jim Gordon’s marriages are strained during the process. As the story unfolds, Carmine Falcone hires “freaks” (Poison Ivy, the Riddler, the Scarecrow, and the Mad Hatter) in an attempt to stop the Batman and restore power back to the family, only to discover that the freaks are more powerful than he expected. [Overview courtesy Wikipedia]

(Batman; The Long Halloween Via Amazon.Com)

   

(Via NurseryWorks.Com)

   

Behold the Bankabank, a sleek modern take on the age-old piggy bank!

This ingenious and stylish cash repository boasts two slots for coin and bill insertion (one on top and one on the front) and an easy-pull tab on the front for freeing your monies.

(Via NightLab.Com)